Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs Free Pick and Betting Odds. The 37-30 Chicago Cubs play host to the 39-31 Los Angeles Dodgers tonight in MLB action on the grass of Wrigley Field, June 22, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 8:05PM EST.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Dodgers -180/Cubs +170
O/U Total: N/A
Pitching Matchup
Clayton Kershaw (L) W/L 5-4 WHIP 1.05 ERA 3.29
Tsuyoshi Wada (L) W/L 1-1 WHIP 1.30 ERA 3.68
Los Angeles was a 10-2 winner over San Francisco on Sunday. They finished their homestand with a 2-3 record and are 3-6 in their past 9 games. Chicago was an easy 8-0 victor at Minnesota behind a shutout from SP Jake Arrieta. They finished their road trip 3-2 and are 6-4 in their last 10 games.
This will be the first matchup of the season between these two clubs. The Dodgers won the season series 4-3 in 2014 and have a 6-4 edge in the last 10 encounters.
Kershaw was a 5-2 loser to Texas in his last outing. He lasted 6 innings, allowed 3 runs and struck out 10. It was his 11th Q start in 14 appearances.
Wada was a 17-0 winner at Cleveland in his last start. He pitched 7 innings and fanned 6. It was his first Q start in his 6 starts on the season.
No one on LA has more than 5 ABs vs. Wada. The 5 hitters to have seen him before are a combined 5-14 (.357) with an RBI.
Chicago’s OF Dexter Fowler has seen a lot of Kershaw and has had some success against him (16-38, .421) but has only 1 RBI and 2 steals (the only SBs on the club). OF Chris Denorfia is 9-33 (.273) against the crafty left-hander and has hit 3 dingers (the only HRs on the team) off of him. The quintet of SS Starlin Castro, UT Jonathan Herrera, OF Chris Coghlan and Cs Miguel Montero and David Ross are a combined 13-76 (.171) against Kershaw.
Los Angeles at Chicago Betting Trends
The Dodgers are 2-5 straight up in their last 7 games.
Los Angeles are 2-4 straight up in their last 6 road games.
The game total has gone over in 5 of the Dodgers last 5 games against the Cubs
Chicago is 4-13 straight up in their last 17 games against the Dodgers.
The Cubs are 4-2 straight up in their last 6 home games.
Injury Report
LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Pedro Baez P 15-Day Disabled List
Brandon Beachy P 60-Day Disabled List
Carl Crawford OF 60-Day Disabled List
Chris Hatcher P 15-Day Disabled List
Brandon League P 15-Day Disabled List
Brandon McCarthy 60-Day Disabled List
Joel Peralta P 15-Day Disabled List
Paco Rodriguez P 15-Day Disabled List
Hyun-Jin Ryu P 60-Day Disabled List
CHICAGO CUBS
Tommy La Stella 2B 15-Day Disabled List
Mike Olt 3B 60-Day Disabled List
Neil Ramirez P 15-Day Disabled List
Zac Rosscup P 15-Day Disabled List
Jorge Soler OF 15-Day Disabled List
Jacob Turner P 60-Day Disabled List
Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
Los Angeles: 56%
Chicago: 44%
Free MLB Pick
It’s a reach but we’re going to take a shot on the home squad. The Dodgers have just 2 wins in their last 7 games and until last night’s 10 run output had scored 3 or fewer runs in 5 of their previous 6 games. Los Angeles starter Clayton Kershaw has been sharp with 5 consecutive Q starts included in that stretch was two road starts, but his 2015 road record isn’t impressive with a 1-2 W/L record and 4.27 ERA. Chicago starter Tsuyoshi is coming off of his best pitching performance of the season with 7 scoreless innings in Cleveland after two poor performances. He has two career starts against the Dodgers with both coming last season and they were decent allowing a combined 3 runs over 10 2/3 innings. At home this season he has 3 no decisions but the Cubs are 2-1 in those starts and his stat line is a respectable 1.14 WHIP and 3.21 ERA.
Take the Chicago Cubs +170 @ BOVADA SPORTSBOOK
